Total chaos: QPR hearing delay is turning the Championship into a farce

The climax to the Championship season descended into farce after the decision was delayed on whether to dock Queens Park Rangers points over transfer irregularities.

The FA were due to announce on Friday if QPR had been found guilty of seven charges of breaking transfer laws over their £3.5million move for Alejandro Faurlin in 2009.

Going up, or are they? QPR face an anxious wait over their future

Sources have informed Sportsmail that the verdict could come as late as Monday, throwing the promotion battle into chaos.

A spokesman for Swansea, who could be
promoted if Rangers are deducted points, said: ‘To leave the decision
so late in the season was always ridiculous. But now it’s got even
worse.’

Familiar territory: Neil Warnock long campaigned against West Ham for a similar charge involving Carlos Tevez

Rangers are due to be awarded the
Championship trophy at Loftus Road after their final game against Leeds
and boss Neil Warnock said: ‘This does not help our preparations for
Saturday. We are going into the game not knowing where we stand.’

If deducted points, Rangers could be
forced into the play-offs to fight for a top-flight place. Cardiff,
Swansea, Reading and Nottingham Forest are in the play-off spots.

Worrying times: QPR fans have no indication which way the decision will go

A deduction could also lead to a
number of legal battles, though the Football League insist that the
play-offs will begin next Thursday whatever happens.

Plymouth Argyle, who are in
administration and have been relegated to League Two, are considering
legal action if QPR are docked points.

As part of the deal that took striker
Jamie Mackie to Loftus Road last summer, Argyle are in line for a cash
windfall, but that could be withheld if Rangers are stripped of
promotion.